Method and Device to Minimize Interference in a Converged Lmr/LTE Communication Device

1. A method for minimizing interference in a converged LMR/LTE communications device that operates in a land mobile radio (LMR) narrowband communication system and a long term evolution (LTE) broadband communication system, the method comprising: determining a first LMR received signal strength indicator (RSSI) at the converged LMR/LTE communications device; determining a first LTE Reference Symbol Receive Power (RSRP) at the converged LMR/LTE communications device; determining whether an intersection of the first LMR RSSI and the first LTE RSRP falls within an interference range on a predetermined graph, the predetermined graph based upon an LMR frequency band and an LTE frequency band that the converged LMR/LTE communications device is currently utilizing; and decreasing bit rate for LTE transmissions for the converged LMR/LTE communications device responsive to determining that the intersection of the first LMR RSSI and the first LTE RSRP is within the interference range.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of decreasing comprises setting a capped bit rate for LTE transmissions for the converged LMR/LTE communications device.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the capped bit rate is decreased to a predetermined bit rate, the predetermined bit rate limiting LTE uplink transmitted signal interference.

4. The method of claim 2 , the method further comprising the step of utilizing the capped bit rate to limit the bit rate.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the bit rate comprises a predetermined percentage of the capped bit rate.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of decreasing comprises disabling an LTE application on the converged LMR/LTE communications device.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the step of disabling an LTE application on the converged LMR/LTE communications device comprises disabling the LTE application using a destination IP address of the LTE application.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the step of disabling an LTE application on the converged LMR/LTE communications device comprises instructing the LTE application to stop producing LTE traffic for a first period of time.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the LMR frequency band comprises the 700 MHz band and wherein the LTE frequency band is band 14.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the LMR frequency band comprises the 700 MHz band and wherein the LTE frequency band is band 13.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the LMR frequency band comprises the 800 MHz band and wherein the LTE frequency band is band 5.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the LTE frequency band comprises one of Band 5, Band 13, or Band 14.

13. The method of claim 12 , the method further comprising the step of detecting that the converged LMR/LTE communications device has transitioned to a band other than one of Band 5, Band 13, or Band 14.

14. The method of claim 13 , the method further comprising the step of increasing the bit rate for LTE transmissions for the converged LMR/LTE communications device.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the LTE transmissions comprise location update data and non-location data, and wherein the step of decreasing the bit rate for LTE transmissions comprises decreasing the bit rate for the non-location data.

16. A converged LMR/LTE communications device for minimizing interference when operating in a land mobile radio (LMR) narrowband communication system and a long term evolution (LTE) broadband communication system, the converged LMR/LTE communications device comprising: a processor that performs: determining a first LMR received signal strength indicator (RSSI) at the converged LMR/LTE communications device; determining a first LTE Reference Symbol Receive Power (RSRP) at the converged LMR/LTE communications device; determining whether an intersection of the first LMR RSSI and the first LTE RSRP falls within an interference range on a predetermined graph, the predetermined graph based upon an LMR frequency band and an LTE frequency band that the converged LMR/LTE communications device is currently utilizing; and decreasing bit rate for LTE transmissions for the converged LMR/LTE communications device responsive to determining that the intersection of the first LMR RSSI and the first LTE RSRP is within the interference range.

17. The converged LMR/LTE communications device of claim 16 , wherein the step of decreasing comprises setting a capped bit rate for LTE transmissions for the converged LMR/LTE communications device.

18. The converged LMR/LTE communications device of claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to utilize the capped bit rate to limit the bit rate, and wherein the bit rate comprises a predetermined percentage of the capped bit rate.

19. The converged LMR/LTE communications device of claim 16 , wherein the step of decreasing comprises disabling an LTE application on the converged LMR/LTE communications device.

20. The converged LMR/LTE communications device of claim 16 , wherein the LTE transmissions comprise location update data and non-location data, and wherein the step of decreasing the bit rate for LTE transmissions comprises decreasing the bit rate for the non-location data.